Evoking references to 19th and 20th century European portraiture, the female figure in all its glory is proudly on display in Julie T. Curtiss’s paintings but unlike traditional portraiture, their faces are intentionally obscured. Instead of voluptuous breasts, delicate gestures and a demure gaze, the female figures feature sharp pointy...

Austin Lee was in the process of getting ready for his two solo shows, “Pretty Pictures” at UTA Artist Space in LA and “Light Paintings” at BANK in Shanghai when we met up with him in his Long Island City studio. We explored topics ranging from living life through screens,...

Walking into Austin Eddy’s studio, you get the impression that he is constantly producing. There are stacks and stacks of drawings, piles of in progress and completed paintings on canvas and sculptures lying neatly in piles in all areas of his small studio space. Even though his studio is a relatively new one since his...

We had been following Shara Hughes’ work for quite some time but had never seen her paintings in person nor met the artist herself. It was by chance that we ventured out for Greenpoint Open Studios and walked into her shared studio space where we instantly recognized her work. During our studio visit, we talked...

Alexandra Phillips’ work reexamines disregarded every day objects. She’s able to repurpose old toys, discarded signs, and materials that are specific to her surroundings to give them a sense of materiality and to create a platform to examine the excesses in every day. She defines her role as a “cultural worker.” During our many conversations,...

We get a weekly email update on the week’s art events and openings in New York courtesy of Artcards. If you’re not subscribed, we definitely recommend checking them out! This week’s was pretty lengthy (it is September after all), so we’ve combed through and chose our top picks on which art openings to go to...

Clayton Schiff http://instagram.com/claytopia675 Clayton Schiff instagrams pretty regularly, providing new content every day. The images are particular in the way its shot and resembles a sort of sketchbook for his work. Looking at his Instagram, you can see the correlation between the humor in his photos and his work. Anthony Palocci http://instagram.com/apalocci There’s a certain...

Inside Cooper Holoweski‘s studio, there are multiple pieces in progress and it seems as though he has his hand in almost every type of medium including music, film and painting. Cooper’s paintings rest on the line between the digital and physical constructions. From first glance, the domestic imagery looks pretty straightforward but after a second...

Jules de Balincourt http://instagram.com/julesdebalincourt Jules de Balincourt is relatively new to Instagram with only 26 posts since his start in February this year but his photos give some great insight to his life and especially his travels. Trudy Benson http://instagram.com/trudybenson Trudy Benson Instagram = Studio Diary She shares her most recent paintings and process shots...

Bushwick Open Studios is finally here! If you’re in the area, there’s tons of art, music and events happening. We are also live instagramming some great work so check out #FFFFFF Walls Instagram for some eye candy!

Stephen Truax invited us into his expansive shared studio space where we got the opportunity to get a better understanding of his process. Truax’s small intimate works were lined up on the wall, drawing us in to look closer at his “beautiful surfaces”. At first glance, the marks appear effortless like happy accidents and in...

Zuriel Waters’s self portraits are earnest investigations in painting disguised in flamboyant sexual figures. His paintings border on the grotesque and yet they attract the viewer to look beyond the man boobs and the penetrating hand gestures, to the marks and the history behind each brushstroke. We first met Zuriel Waters at RISD where he...